DJ Icey

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Biography

Icey was born in Florida. Originally named DJ Icee, he had to change his name because a local Orlando ice cream manufacturing company by the same name threatened to sue him.[3] Known for marrying the diverse strands of Chicago Hip house and English break-beat house, he rose to prominence DJing for the now defunct Orlando club "The Edge," a position he held from 1991 to 1996.[2][4] In 1993, he created his own label, Zone,[5] named in honor of the UK labels O-Zone and D-Zone.[3] In 2000, CMJ New Music Monthly described him as "an expert in funky, sped-up hip-hop",[6] and by 2001, Billboard was listing him along with Crystal Method, DJ Micro and Überzone as "perennial figure[s] in the burgeoning funky breaks underground scene."[7]

DJ Icey released his own music under his name and City Wide Allstars, and also remixed music for Groove Armada, Paul Oakenfold and Kosheen.[8]

Billboard charts

DJ Icey has had several albums chart for Billboard, with six charting singles. The Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts have included "This Is How My Drummer Drums" (1998, #21),[9] "Not a Test" (1998, #43),[10] "City of Groove" (1998, #44),[11] and "Dreams" (2003, #16).[12] "This Is How My Drummer Drums" also charted on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart (1998, #32), while the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart has included "A Little Louder" (2003, #16) and "And Go!" (2004, #16).

Select discography

  • Break to the Dance (1996)
  • The Funky Breaks (1997)
  • Generate (1998)
  • Continuous Play (1999)
  • Essential Mix (2000)
  • Mixed (2001)
  • Essential Elements-Dj Icey The Breaks Element (2001)
  • Different Day (2003) (#8 on the Top Electronic Albums chart, #41 Top Independent Albums)[13]
  • For the Love of the Beat (2004) (#15 Top Electronic Albums chart)[13]
  • Twisted (2005)
  • Y4K (2006)
  • Disco Rodeo (2007)
  • Offshore Jedi (2008)
  • Amplified (2009)
  • What You Feel (2010)
  • Flash The Message (2011)
  • One Big Room (2012)
  • Trackotron (2013)
  • Take a Little Take a Lot (2015)
  • Ride Mountain Ride (2018)

References

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External links

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